The Atlas

Barangays in South Cotabato

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Open South Cotabato

Barangays in South Cotabato, at a glance

Barangays: 226^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 1,732,068^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 94 urban^[4]; 132 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Calumpang^[5]; General Santos City, South Cotabato; 90,480 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Ned^[6]; Lake Sebu, South Cotabato; about 493.50 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: New Dumangas^{[5, 7]}; T'Boli, South Cotabato; 8.62% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 42 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Lamfugon, −2.93% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

226 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in South Cotabato, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	MalayaBanga, South Cotabato	4,337	about 177	about 24.55 km²	−0.48% a year	Urban
102	Klinan 6Polomolok, South Cotabato	4,318	about 493	about 8.75 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
103	LambulingT'Boli, South Cotabato	4,273	about 219	about 19.51 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
104	LumakilPolomolok, South Cotabato	4,165	about 605	about 6.88 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
105	MabiniKoronadal City, South Cotabato	4,147	about 361	about 11.50 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
106	Koronadal ProperPolomolok, South Cotabato	4,138	about 645	about 6.42 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
107	LemsnolonT'Boli, South Cotabato	4,110	about 309	about 13.30 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
108	RubberPolomolok, South Cotabato	4,047	about 597	about 6.78 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
109	MaltanaTampakan, South Cotabato	4,044	about 484	about 8.35 km²	−1.90% a year	Rural
110	Punong GrandeBanga, South Cotabato	4,043	about 439	about 9.21 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
111	Zone IKoronadal City, South Cotabato	4,025	about 6,952	about 0.579 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
112	El NonokBanga, South Cotabato	4,019	about 179	about 22.40 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
113	Upper SepakaSurallah, South Cotabato	4,007	about 77	about 52.20 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
114	MoloySurallah, South Cotabato	3,966	about 169	about 23.52 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
115	MaligoPolomolok, South Cotabato	3,952	about 156	about 25.35 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
116	PalkanPolomolok, South Cotabato	3,942	about 177	about 22.23 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
117	BololmalaTupi, South Cotabato	3,876	about 378	about 10.25 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
118	LamianSurallah, South Cotabato	3,866	about 285	about 13.55 km²	−3.21% a year	Rural
119	Upper LabayGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	3,834	about 216	about 17.72 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
120	AmbalganSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,833	about 755	about 5.08 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
121	San IsidroSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,822	about 541	about 7.06 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
122	BatomelongGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	3,776	about 728	about 5.19 km²	5.95% a year	Rural
123	SilutonLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,773	about 548	about 6.89 km²	5.58% a year	Rural
124	TudokT'Boli, South Cotabato	3,762	about 35	about 108.83 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
125	LinanTupi, South Cotabato	3,733	about 153	about 24.34 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
126	MiasongTupi, South Cotabato	3,713	about 78	about 47.79 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
127	LibasTantangan, South Cotabato	3,597	about 308	about 11.67 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
128	LambingiBanga, South Cotabato	3,583	about 432	about 8.29 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
129	TasimanLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,582	about 51	about 70.67 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
130	PanaySanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,550	about 392	about 9.06 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
131	LamsugodSurallah, South Cotabato	3,516	about 388	about 9.07 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
132	LunenTupi, South Cotabato	3,473	about 183	about 18.95 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
133	San VicenteSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,430	about 426	about 8.06 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
134	PagalunganPolomolok, South Cotabato	3,419	about 440	about 7.77 km²	1.49% a year	Urban
135	Zone IIKoronadal City, South Cotabato	3,419	about 4,290	about 0.797 km²	−3.69% a year	Urban
136	Little BaguioSurallah, South Cotabato	3,398	about 395	about 8.60 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
137	MagsaysayKoronadal City, South Cotabato	3,391	about 482	about 7.04 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
138	BenitezBanga, South Cotabato	3,363	about 1,390	about 2.42 km²	1.16% a year	Urban
139	MaiboTantangan, South Cotabato	3,355	about 233	about 14.39 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
140	Dadiangas EastGeneral Santos City, South Cotabato	3,345	about 5,430	about 0.616 km²	−0.30% a year	Urban
141	KatipunanSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,285	about 375	about 8.77 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
142	DlanagT'Boli, South Cotabato	3,270	about 163	about 20.11 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
143	LapuzNorala, South Cotabato	3,247	about 563	about 5.77 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
144	CabulingBanga, South Cotabato	3,239	about 522	about 6.21 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
145	Lopez JaenaNorala, South Cotabato	3,224	about 396	about 8.14 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
146	Guinsang-anSanto Niño, South Cotabato	3,218	about 335	about 9.62 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
147	Upper MaculanLake Sebu, South Cotabato	3,205	about 225	about 14.25 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
148	Santa CruzTampakan, South Cotabato	3,147	about 681	about 4.62 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
149	PalianTupi, South Cotabato	3,141	about 465	about 6.75 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
150	DumaguilNorala, South Cotabato	3,135	about 517	about 6.06 km²	8.05% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) (OpenSTAT table 0121A6DTHP1). Published August 3, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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